Politics: AMLO significantly extends his lead

MEXICO
- Report
11 Jun 2018
by Guillermo Valdes and Esteban Manteca

The most recent GEA-ISA national poll of registered voters, which was conducted in late May following the second presidential candidates’ debate, shows that Andrés Manuel López Obrador has significantly expanded his lead over the rest of the field, as the slight bounce Ricardo Anaya enjoyed after the first candidates’ debate evaporated. Excluding undecided voters, López Obrador has picked up nine points since late April, and his lead over Anaya widened by a similar margin, to 17 points (46% for AMLO against 29% for Anaya). While AMLO is gaining in most regions, Anaya has lost significant gr...